Have you ever had a best friend that you talked to every single day? You know, that friend in Junior High who you spent nearly every waking moment with, and on the weekends took turns staying over at each other’s houses. This is the friend you could talk non-stop with and never run out of things to say. Or sit for hours not speaking but simply singing along to albums played on the record player. Carole King; America; Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young . . .Yes?
Then slowly your talk times dwindled, once a week, every other week, until finally they tapered down to almost nothing. You went on with your life and she went on with hers.
Maybe you eventually reconnected on Facebook and you even hit the “LIKE” button on her shares from time to time. When you see her posts you think fondly of her and your shared memories make your heart smile but you wonder, “If we got together today, would we even have anything to talk about?”
Friends, that’s kind of how I feel about y’all. It has been so long since I’ve written anything here and so much has happened in my world that I wonder if you are still out there waiting for an update.
Long blogging breaks are the mark of death to a blog, or so I hear.
Today I’m hoping you’ve seen this post come through your email or across social media and clicked on the link, if only out of curiosity.
I’m overflowing with excitement at the chance to catch up with y’all but today I’ll leave with with some pictures of our new lake house. We downsized and it is a very different style from our Southern Colonial so we’ve been doing a lot of house-whispering. Moving things in and out and letting our new house speak to us about what style suits it best.
These are outside pictures and, though we’ve done a lot on the inside, I think it will be a work in progress for quite some time as we go slow and take a lot of time outs to enjoy the nice weather and the lake life.
I hope y’all will come back to read my upcoming posts and hear what’s been happening during my extended absence from this blogging space. I know there are some of you I’ll reconnect with right away and we’ll feel like we’ve never been apart. Others of you may not like the new style I’ve chosen to decorate with or may not be interested in hearing about my God adventures and the “new thing” He is doing in my life. I hope though, that curiosity will win out 😉
Huge blessings to all who took the time to read this today. See ya’ soon 🙂
I’ve been known to link up to the following great parties!!!
Sunday:
SundaysAtHome, TheDIYShowoff, LifeOnLakeshoreDrive, SilverPenniesSundays, RusticAndRefined, Spiritual Sundays
Monday:
IShouldBeMoppingTheFloor, TheDedicatedHouse, Dwellings, ProjectInspired, InspireMeMonday, BetweenNapsOnThePorch, CelebrateYourStory, What Joy is Mine/Monday Musings, Darling Downs Diaries, The Art of Homemaking, MomentsOfHope, Glimpses, SittingAmongFriends, InspireMeMonday, GodSizedDreams
Tuesday:
TalkOfTheTown, HomeStoriesAtoZ, AStrollThruLife, CoastalCharm, CedarHillFarmhouse, TuesdaysAtOurHome, TheWinthropChronicles, Rich Faith Rising Unite Linky, Testimony Tuesday,Cheerleaders of Faith,Tell His Story
Wednesday:
SavvySouthernStyle, A Wise Woman Builds Her Home, Woman to Woman Word Filled Wednesdays, Coffee for Your Heart, MessyMarriage, ThreeWordWednesday, WriterWednesday
Thursday:
ShareYourStyle, ImpartingGrace, EmbracingChange, HaveADailyCupOfMrsOlson, MyRepurposedLife, ADelightsomeLife, KatherinesCorner, Thought Provoking Thursday, SincerelyPaulas, ThoughtfulThursday, Tune-inThursday
Friday:
FrenchCountryCottage, TheCharmOfHome, TheDedicatedHouseAnythingBlueFriday, ShabbyliciousFriday, Sweet Inspiration, Faith’nFriends, Missional Women Faith Filled Fridays, Dance With Jesus FreshMarketFriday
Saturday:
FunkyJunkInteriors, OneMoreTimeEvents, SaturdaySparks, TheInspirationGallery, Make My Saturday Sweet
I am so glad you posted. I really enjoy your blog. Makes me feel good. You have lovely decor but I come back because you are sweet and kind. You write to uplift me. Take care.
Well back! Glad to see and hear all is well with you. Love your postings and am looking forward to more of your uplifting words as well as your beautiful decor. Thank you for sharing such great pictures of your home and dog. God bless you.
I’m still here – I haven’t gone anywhere – it’s so good to have you blogging again and WOW what a post to share with us all – your new home is beautiful… oh and Charligirl and her red paw prints – priceless – you gotta love her and that innocent face 🙂
Yeah! You’re back. I, for one, have been waiting since March. Can’t wait to see the next post.
Patti, my friend, I’m glad you’re back!!
I want to hear about ALL OF IT!
Beautiful! Love your precious fur angels. When I think of a lake house, I think of small cabin. This is a beautiful mansion in my eyes. And what a magnificent view – heaven on earth.
I have truly loved every step of the journey shared. I feel like a new friend who has celebrated each new step in the building. It’s such a wonderful and beautiful home that draws all of us in. Thanks so much for sharing.❤️
Honestly, I was thinking about you just this week and wondering if you would be coming back. I enjoy your posts so much and I look forward to hearing about your honest, God loving life – and Charlie Girl is too precious not to love Welcome back!
I was just wondering about you this week. I always enjoy reading your blog because it is uplifting. I truly love hearing any testimony about our wonderful Savior! Your new home is lovely…can’t wait to see things as they are revealed. Blessings!
Oh, finally, we see the lake house! 🙂 It is lovely, what a setting! It is wonderful to have you back, and I look forward to hearing (and seeing) all about the past while and your plans for the future. 🙂
YAY!!! You’re back! Missed you and looking forward to hearing all about your lake house. –Blessings–
I am glad you have a wonderful place that you can call home and what else would you do if you couldn’t change things,lol?! Love the pictures and peaceful setting, waiting to hear all your news.
I always enjoy your posts because you are so kind and down to earth. I am glad you are back. Charliegirl is adorable!! I will look forward to more posts in the future.
I love your posts! So glad you’re back and I can’t wait to hear about “the new thing”!
Looks beautiful!
The pictures from this post are enough to get me to come back; so very inviting.
Well, I have been absent too this summer. So many things going on in my life that I find I’m way too busy to even TRY to keep up with “my old friends”….sigh. When this came through my inbox yesterday I was ready to head out the door and I thought: “What? Wait….doggone it! I’m running late, I don’t have time to read this right now….arrgghhh!” So here I am this morning at 6:00, coffee in front of me, savoring every word and every picture. LOVE seeing Charlie Girl again and OMG, those views are to die for! I knew you would have to have a screened porch….I could live out there HA HA. Welcome back. I for one will always be here whenever you take a break and wander back through my email!
Welcome back! Can’t wait to here more!
There you are!!! I have been wondering about your adventures…now I know. Love the new house!! So excited for you and your honey!!! It all looks so beautiful….I am sure you are loving your new place. Glad to have you back in my inbox!!
So happy to see you back – I always enjoyed your post. Your new home looks so peaceful and inviting.
Happy summer days and hope to hear from you again, soon!
Hey Patti! Good to see you back – we missed you! Glad you have more to share soon. LOVE the new lake house; can’t wait to hear more about it.
It is good to see you Patti. Thanks for sharing at Home Sweet Home. Your new home looks peaceful.